It hasn’t been the easiest of years for German tech startups, with VCs pulling back on investments and companies downsizing their teams to extend their runway.
Analysis
December 27, 2022
German tech in 2022: Half the funding but only one less unicorn
We’ve wrapped up the key moments of a tough, but nevertheless eventful, year
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Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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